D♭ Major
D♭maj
Notes
D♭ · F · A♭
Intervals
- RootD♭ (1P)
- Major 3rdF (3M)
- Perfect 5thA♭ (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (5)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The D♭ major triad (D♭–F–A♭) is built from a root, major third, and perfect fifth. Its stability comes from the perfect fifth — the strongest consonant interval — anchored by the major third that gives it its bright, open character. It serves as the tonal center (I chord) in D♭ major and the target of resolution from the dominant. Common moves include D♭–G♭–A♭ (I–IV–V) and the A♭7–D♭ cadence (V–I) that defines tonal music. On guitar, the fifth can be doubled or omitted in dense voicings without losing identity, but the major third (F) is indispensable — it is the one note distinguishing major from minor and from a power chord. Compared to D♭m, the raised third is the entire difference in color.
Chord diagrams
Db Major voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- D♭ Lydian (I)
- D♭ Major (I)
- D♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- D♭ Mixolydian (I)
- A♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- A♭ Dorian (IV)
- A♭ Major (IV)
- A♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- A♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- B Diminished (deg 2)
- B Lydian (II)
- B♭ Blues (deg 2)
- B♭ Dorian (III)
- B♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- B♭ Natural Minor (III)
- B♭ Phrygian (III)
- C Locrian (II)
- C Phrygian (II)
- D Diminished (deg 8)
- E♭ Dorian (VII)
- E♭ Mixolydian (VII)
- E♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- F Diminished (deg 6)
- F Harmonic Minor (VI)
- F Locrian (VI)
- F Natural Minor (VI)
- F Phrygian (VI)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (V)
- F♯ Lydian (V)
- F♯ Major (V)
- F♯ Melodic Minor (V)
- G Locrian (V)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.